Rail-joint.



J. L. SIMPSON.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICAT 20,1915- l,2l 9,355. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Jamal. Simpson,

' mym adrn JAMES L. SIMPSON, OF W'ATEBLOO, IOWA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Application filed June 20, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES L. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at ater-loo, in the county of Blackhawk and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates "to improvements in means for connecting the meeting ends of two railway rails, and an object of the invention is to so cut, stamp or otherwise form the ends of two rails with co-engaging members adapted to effect an interlocking engagement with each other and assist in maintaining the rails in positive alinement.

with the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of two rails constructed and connected in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the rail ends.

In the drawing, 11 desi nates two rails of the ordinary construction, which have their ends shaped to co-engage in a manner which will presently be more fully set forth, while 2 designates the fish plates arranged in the fishing spaces and secured to the webs of the rails. The rail ends rest upon a base plate 3 that has its under face from adjacent its ends formed with a longitudinally extending rib, and the ends of this plate rest upon the ties 4. Each of the rails 1 has its web cut angularly as indicated by the numeral 6, and the head of each of the said rails to one side of the angular web is formed with a wedge-shaped extension providing a tongue 7 The tongue is substantially V-shaped in side elevation but is projected, upon its inner side. a greater distance than the same is projected upon its outer side providing the inner face of the tongue, at the outer portion thereof with what may be termed a nose 7' and also pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, E917.

Serial No. 10%,724.

ducino' a wedge-shaped extension upon this side of the rail. The head of each of the rails l, at the inner terminal of the angular wall 6 is formed with a pocket 8, the upper and lower walls of the said pocket converging toward each other, and thus the pocket is substantially V-shaped in side elevation.

The outer wall of each of the pockets is of a less depth than the inner wall of the said pockets, whereby the end or nose 7 of each of the tongues will be received in the deeper portion of the pockets and when the said. wed e-shaped tongues are thus arranged the rails, in conjunction with the supporting plate 3 and. fish plates 2, will be positively held against independent movement in any direction. When the rails are assembled the angular faces 6 of the webs thereof will contact, and preferably securing elements in the nature of bolts 9 pass through alining openings in the base or supporting plate 3, the base flanges of the rails l and the base flanges of the fish plates 2, retaining nuts 10 being provided for the said bolts 9.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, two rails, each having its web cut angularly, its head to one side of its web extended and having its upper and lower faces beveled to provide a substantially V-shaped tongue, the heads of therails, upon the opposite sides of the angular cut webs having each a transverse substantially V-shaped recess providing each a pocket receiving --one of the tongues of the rails, and means for con:

necting the assembled rails.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, two rails each having its web cut angularly, its head, at the outer end of the said angular web projecting, and the upper and lower walls of the said projection beveled to provide the same with a tongue which is V- shaped in side elevation, the inner wall of the tongue projecting a greater distance from the rail than the outer wall of the said tongue and forming the end of the said intions thereof, and means for connecting the ner Wall with a nose, the head of each of the rails When assembled. 1o railgs flpOil the opposite sidevof1 the dangular In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. We iaving a transverse -s1ape recess providing a pocket, the inner Wall 'of the JAMES SIMPSOW' pocket being of a greater depth than the WVitnesses: I outer portion thereof, whereby to receive 7M. E. HERREN,

the Wedge-shaped tongues and the nose por- XVILLIAM H. HOWREY.

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